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02-25-2023, 09:39 PM
https://www.looper.com/1209400/history-of-the-world-part-i-14-facts-about-mel-brooks-comedy-classic-only-major-fans-will-know/
BY BLAISE SANTI/FEB. 25, 2023 8:15 PM EST
These days, there's no shortage of sequels, reboots, remakes, and re-releases. The trend has even carried over to legendary comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks, who is finally delivering on a long-awaited joke.
"History of the World: Part I" was released in 1981, capping a string of successful, classic Brooks comedies. It was an ambitious project, even for the guy who made a flamboyant musical centered on Adolf Hitler, sparing no expense as he once again directed, wrote, produced, and starred in a film, this one purporting to tell the tale of... well ... everything.
Forty years later, Brooks is following up on the jokey "Part I" in that title by teaming up with the likes of Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz for "History of the World: Part II," a Hulu series which covers historical eras untouched by the film's predecessor. Now feels like the ideal time to rewind and take a look at what made Brooks' first epic so iconic, especially if "Part II" leads to the endless future sequels that Brooks fans would undoubtedly love to see.
BY BLAISE SANTI/FEB. 25, 2023 8:15 PM EST
These days, there's no shortage of sequels, reboots, remakes, and re-releases. The trend has even carried over to legendary comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks, who is finally delivering on a long-awaited joke.
"History of the World: Part I" was released in 1981, capping a string of successful, classic Brooks comedies. It was an ambitious project, even for the guy who made a flamboyant musical centered on Adolf Hitler, sparing no expense as he once again directed, wrote, produced, and starred in a film, this one purporting to tell the tale of... well ... everything.
Forty years later, Brooks is following up on the jokey "Part I" in that title by teaming up with the likes of Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz for "History of the World: Part II," a Hulu series which covers historical eras untouched by the film's predecessor. Now feels like the ideal time to rewind and take a look at what made Brooks' first epic so iconic, especially if "Part II" leads to the endless future sequels that Brooks fans would undoubtedly love to see.